max_speed wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 20:26
Revisit alonso of 2005-2008 and you will get what am i saying. He is no longer same alonso
Not really. A rookie was straight away slightly quicker in qualy than Alonso in 2007. I can agree that he's lost a little bit with age (just like Lewis has now) but it's not a huge amount, Ive been following him since 2005 almost non stop.
Great effort by Fernando though. Lance just pathetic honestly. I keep giving him chances but he continues to disappoint. Some other poster got angry days ago because we point this out, well Lance just threw away qualy for the second consecutive race.
Some people keep saying that tyre deg issues can't be fixed during the year. Is that really the case? I remember Ferrari were able to improve more or less on that issue during 2023, Alpine also I remember chewed tyres at the start of 2022 and that was improved over the year. It doesn't necessarily mean Aston will do as well, maybe it's a completely different issue that is more difficult, but it is possible they are able to fix it during this year.
Now strategy, what do you guys think? I think Fernando has a fresh set of soft tyres for the race if I'm not mistaken. Does he save it for a late safety car/ red flag? Or could he start on soft tyres and once they're done, stop and come out with clean air to help degradation? Is a two stop even possible?
Alonso has been superb- head to head with LeClerc who is mighty around here. Never gonna beat the Bulls.